Introduction to Math Ed

Introduction to Math Ed

The Mathematics Education Program, one of the first in the nation, provides a strong emphasis on mathematics content and the role of mathematical ways of thinking in the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Highlights of MST Times

On October 13, 2014, a full-day conference focused on mathematics education in Latin America was held at Teachers College, Columbia University. This Columbus Day Symposium was held in honor of Dr. Ubiratan DAmbrosio of Campinas University, Brazil. He was presented with the International Mathematics Education Achievement Award at the Symposium via Skype. The event started ...

Hector Rosario (Ph.D., 2003) is a professor of mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Campus. He recently co-edited Mathematics and Its Teaching in the Southern Americas, an anthology of 17 countries and 34 authors launched last October during a symposium on mathematics education in Latin America. The last such anthology was ...

In Beyond Banneker: Black Mathematicians and the Paths to Excellence, Dr. Erica N. Walker presents a compelling story of Black mathematical excellence in the United States. Much of the research and discourse about Blacks and mathematics focuses on underachievement; by documenting in detail the lives, educations, and professional experiences of Black mathematicians, this book broadens ...

Nicole Fletcher has not followed the traditional academic or professional trajectories of mathematics educators. Presently a doctoral candidate in the Mathematics Education Ph.D. program at Teachers College, Nicole plans to defend her dissertation in the spring of 2015. She began her professional career across the globe as an English educator with first and second year ...